The Karyotype of Chukotka Chars from the Estikhed Lake (Eastern Chukotka)

The karyotype of chars from the Estikhed Lake (Eastern Chukotka) was examined. This karyotype comprises 78 chromosomes, NF = 98. Marker chromosomes include one pair of submetacentrics, one pair of large acrocentrics, and one pair of large subtelocentrics with very short second arms. Nucleolus organizer regions are located in telomeric regions of short arms of marker submetacentric chromosomes. Small heterochromatin blocks are observed in centromeric regions of most chromosomes. The Chukotka char karyotype is very similar to that of Taranetz charSalvelinus taranetzi from the Achchen Lake: these karyotypes differ only in stability of the chromosome number.     

Karyotype and relationships of the endemic char Salvelinus krogiusae from Dal'nee Lake (Kamchatka)

Resident (lacustrine) chars, inhabiting many lakes of Kamchatka, Chukotka, and continental coast of the Sea of Okhotsk, are of particular interest for understanding the mechanisms of speciation and evolution of Salvelinus chars. Since one of these, the char from Dal'nee Lake (Paratunka River basin, southeastern Kamchatka), is substantially different from lacustrine-riverine and anadromous chars from the Paratunka River basin in several morphological traits, hemoglobin spectrum, ecology, and reproduction, it is considered an isolated species Salvelinus krogiusae. The karyotype of the resident char from Dal'nee Lake was shown to be variable in most individuals, containing 76 to 80 chromosomes in different cells, with NF = 98. This suggests that the variability of the chromosome number in this char form is explained by Robertsonian translocations. In females and males, cells with respectively 2n = 78 and 2n = 77 prevailed. Heteromorphic sex chromosomes were not found in the karyotype of this char species. Nucleolar-organizing regions (NORs) were mostly detected in the telomeric regions of short arms of large submetacentric chromosomes. These features of the Krogius char karyotype demonstrate that this species is isolated from other Kamchatka chars, being similar to Taranetz char S. taranetzi from Chukotka Peninsula, which is in good agreement with morphological data.     

Karyotype and morphology of Chironomus wulkeri (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Lake Baikal region

The karyotype and morphology of the Palaearctic chironomid, Chironomus wulkeri Filinkova et Belyanina 1993, inhabiting the Baikal coast were studied. The banding patterns of chromosomal arms B, C, and D are presented for the first time. The karyotype and chromosome polymorphism of Ch. wulkeri from the Baikal population have no significant difference from those in northern Sweden and the Polar Ural populations. One heterozygous inversion in arm A was found in 38% of larvae. A comparative morphological analysis of 46 quantitative characters of larvae from Baikal region and the Polar Urals showed that they did not differ from each other. However, there are some differences in the width of the ventromental plates and height of the mentum.     

Centric diatom algae (Centrophyceae) of ultraoligotrophic Lake Elgygytgyn and water bodies of its basin (Chukotka,Russia)

The electron microscopy study of algae from Lake Elgygytgyn and the water bodies of its basin has revealed 21 taxa of centric diatoms of specific and intraspecific ranks. Nine new species and varieties have been found, including Aulacoseira distans var. nivaloides, A. distans var. septentrionalis, Discostella guslyakovyi, which are rare for the flora of Russia; an endemic species (?) Pliocaenicus seckinae; and six interesting forms from the genus Aulacoseira identified only to the genus. The list of Centrophyceae of Beringia has been broadened.     

Karyotype of dormiceEliomys quercinus from Tirol (Austria)

A karyotype of 2n = 52 chromosomes was found in twoEliomys quercinus (Linnaeus, 1766) specimens from two different localities of Tirol (Austria). The karyotype is similar to the one described in the Italian Alps, suggesting that these mountains were not a barrier to the northern expansion of this chromosomal race.     

Karyotype of <Emphasis Type=Italic>Glyptotendipes glaucus</Emphasis> (Diptera,Chironomidae) from Lake Kotokel (the Lake Baikal Basin)

The karyotype and chromosomal polymorphism of Glyptotendipes glaucus from Lake Kotokel were examined. The degree of the chromosomal polymorphism was rather low, constituting 2.2% heterozygotes and 0.02 inversions per individual. A single glaA4 inversion banding sequence, new to the species, was found in the 46 larvae studied.     

The evolutionary history of two species of Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Lake Baikal (Eastern Siberia)

The evolutionary history of two species belonging to the genus Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874 van der Wulp, F.M. (1874), ‘Dipterologische Aanteekneningen’, Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 17, 109–148. [Google Scholar] (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Lake Baikal was investigated using the mitochondrial gene coding the first subunit of the cytochrome c oxidase (CO1 mtDNA). The phylogenetic analysis indicated that the Baikal Orthocladius species were divided into two well-defined clades where O. (Orthocladius) gregarius Linevitsh, 1970 was a sister species to Palaearctic O. (Orthocladius) nitidoscutellatus Lundstrom, 1915 and the O. (Eudactylocladius) sp. was a sister species to Nearctic O. (Eudactylocladius) subletteorum Cranston, 1998 Сranston, P.S. (1998), ‘Nearctic Orthocladius Subgenus Eudactylocladius Revised (Diptera: Chironomidae)’, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 71(3), 272–295.[Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]. Divergence time estimates indicated that these species had been evolving independently for about 18 Ma (Neogene, Early Miocene), while emergence of the most recent common ancestors of the modern O. (Orthocladius) gregarius and O. (Eudactylocladius) sp. was dated to about 3.5 Ma (Neogene, Pliocene). The evolution of Baikal orthoclads occurred from the rheophilic fauna under conditions of global climate change during the geological history of the Baikal Depression in the Tertiary Period.     

The diatom flora in the ultra-oligotrophic Lake El'gygytgyn,Chukotka

Lake El'gygytgyn, an impact crater lake in northeastern Siberia, was analysed based on water-column characteristics and the modern and sub-recent diatom flora. Vertical temperature, conductivity and oxygen profiles, as well as ionic concentrations in the lake water, reveal that Lake El'gygytgyn is a clear, cold-monomictic, ultra-oligotrophic high-Arctic lake with high light-penetration depth. We identified 113 diatom taxa, of which only 2 species are planktic diatoms. Cyclotella ocellata is the only quantitatively significant diatom present in the modern phytoplankton community, and is also predominant in a short sediment core, which probably reflects the mid- and late-Holocene environmental history of Lake El'gygytgyn. Pliocaenicus costatus var. sibiricus is also common but of minor importance. This is the first evidence of P. costatus var. sibiricus outside the Lake Baikal region.     

Speciation and genetic divergence of three species of charr from ancient Lake El'gygytgyn (Chukotka) and their phylogenetic relationships with other representatives of the genus Salvelinus

The diversity of phenotypically different and often reproductively isolated lacustrine forms of charrs of the genus Salvelinus represents a substantial problem for taxonomists and evolutionary biologists. Based on the analysis of variability of ten microsatellite loci and two fragments of mitochondrial DNA (control region and cyt‐b gene), the evolutionary history of three charr species from Lake El'gygytgyn was reconstructed, and phylogenetic relationships between the main representatives of the genus were revealed. Three species from Lake El'gygytgyn were strongly reproductively isolated. Long‐finned charr described previously as Salvethymus svetovidovi, an ancient endemic form in the lake, originated 3.5 Mya (95% Bayesian credible intervals: 1.7, 6.1). Placement of this species in the phylogenetic tree of Salvelinus was not determined strictly, but it should be located in the basal part of the clade Salvelinus alpinus – S. malma species complex. The origin of small‐mouth charr S. elgyticus and Boganida charr S. boganidae in Lake El'gygytgyn was related to allopatric speciation. Their ancestors were represented by two glacial lineages of Taranets charr S. alpinus taranetzi from Asia. In Lake El'gygytgyn, these lineages entered into secondary contact postglacially. A revision of the main phylogenetic groups within the Salvelinus alpinus – S. malma complex is conducted. The Boganida charrs from Lakes El'gygytgyn and Lama (Taimyr) belong to different phylogenetic groups of Arctic charr and should not be regarded as a single species S. boganidae. Using the charrs from Lakes El'gygytgyn and Lama as a case study, we show that a model of sympatric speciation, which seemed more probable based on previous empirical evidence, was rejected by other data.     

铁箍散(五味子科)的核型研究

采用常规制片方法首次对铁箍散(Schisandra propinqua（Wall.）Baill.)做了核型分析,结果表明铁箍散体细胞染色体数目为2n=28,核型公式为2n=2x=20m+8sm,染色体相对长度组成2n=28=2L+14M₂+8M₁+4S,染色体长度比为2.14,核型类型为2B型,核型不对称系数0.59,无次缢痕和随体。铁箍散的核型特点表明其在五味子属中处于较进化的地位。     

Karyotype of Ornithogalum chionophilum (Hyacinthaceae)

A karyotype of Ornithogalum chionophilum is presented. The relationship between this species and O. lanceolatum, O. cuspidatum and O. montanum is discussed.     

Long-term production dynamics of aquatic vegetation in the Arakhlei Lake (Eastern Transbaikalia)

Long-term data on aquatic vegetation production in the mesotrophic Arakhlei Lake was comparatively analyzed. The results demonstrated that the production dynamics of aquatic vegetation communities depend on the water-level conditions of the lake. The data on the succession of dominant vegetation communities are given: Chara sp. and Ceratophyllum demersum → C. demersum and Lemna trisulca. At the same time, the increased proportion of C. demersum and L. trisulca pointed to an increased anthropogenic stress on the lake.     

7种绢蒿属植物染色体数目和核型研究

首次报道了中国绢蒿属[Seriphidium (Bess.) Poljak.]7种植物的染色体数目和核型,其核型公式分别为:西北绢蒿[S.nitrosum (Web.ex Stechm.) Poljak.]2n=2x=18=6m(2SAT)+8sm +2st+2T;沙漠绢蒿[S.santolinum (Schrenk) Poljak.]2n=2x=18=14m+4sm;博洛塔绢蒿[S.borotalense (Poljak.) Ling et Y.R.Ling]2n=2x=18=2M+14m+2sm;新疆绢蒿[S.kaschgaricum (Krasch.) Poljak.]2n=2x=18=8m(2SAT)+10sm(2SAT);纤细绢蒿[S.gracilescens (Krasch.et Iljin) Poljak.]2n=2x=18=4m+14sm(2SAT);三裂叶绢蒿[S.junceum (Kar.et Kir.) Poljak.]2n=2x=18=10m+4sm+4st;民勤绢蒿[S.minchünensa Y.R.Ling]2n=2x=18=12m+6sm.结果表明,7种绢蒿植物中,博洛塔绢蒿最原始,西北绢蒿最进化.     

Karyotype analysis in some species of Consolida (Ranunculaceae) from Iran

Consolida (dc .) S. F. Gray belongs to Ranunculaceae. The genus includes about 52 species worldwide. Here we report the diploid chromosome number and chromosome size and morphology for six Consolida species. For C. anthoroidea, C. leptocarpa, C. paradoxa and C. rugulosa the diploid chromosome number is reported for the first time. All investigated species have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 2x = 16, except for C. persica having 2n = 2x = 14. The karyotypes of all six taxa are asymmetric, consisting of all four major chromosome types: metacentric, submetacentric, subtelocentric and telocentric chromosome type. However, considering the karyotype formula, all six species could be distinguished. In all taxa, metacentric chromosome pair 1 possesses a satellite. The only exception is C. rugulosa having an additional satellite positioned on metacentric chromosome pair 2. Karyotype data allow the separation of Aconitella from Consolida. Karyotype data plus morphological evidence support the reduction of C. paradoxa to formae level of C. rugulosa. (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Development of Artificial Hybrid between Two Deepwater Sympatric Forms of Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma complex (Salmonidae) from Lake Kronotskoe (Eastern Kamchatka)

Journal of Ichthyology - The development of embryos and larvae of the hybrid (smallmouth charr females × bigmouth charr males) between unique endemic deepwater forms of northern Dolly Varden...     

Geographical extent of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) mtDNA introgression in brook char populations (S. fontinalis) from eastern Québec, Canada

The geographical extent of Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinus ) mitochondrial DNA introgression into brook char ( Salvelinus fontinalis ) populations found in eastern Québec was determined by analysing a total of 598 fish from 29 lakes. The nuclear genome was analysed by protein electrophoresis, whereas the ND-5,6 portion of the mitochondrial genome was analysed by restriction fragment length polymorphism. This survey revealed that introgressed S. fontinalis populations are restricted to only one river subdrainage of the Portneuf basin, where Arctic char is completely absent. Elsewhere, nonintrogressed pure S. fontinalis populations populate the lakes. These findings suggest that the initial hybridization event between the species is ancient and probably occurred shortly after recolonization of the area. At that time, the species would have been in contact and the chances of reproductive isolation mechanisms breaking down would have been high. We discuss the possibility that a combination of biogeographical conditions coupled with positive selection for mtDNA introgression led to the present-day distribution of introgressed S. fontinalis in northeastern North America.     

Chromosome Number and Karyotype of Silene gracilicaulis(Caryophyllaceae) from Hengduan Mountains

Chromosome numbers and karyotype of Silene gracilicaulis from Hengduan mountains were studied in this paper. The chromosome numbers are 2n = 24 , and the karyotype formula is 2n = 2x = 24 = 22m+ 2sm, and it belongs to 2A type .     

横断山区石竹科细蝇子草的染色体数目及核型报道

报道了石竹科细蝇子草(Silene gracilicaulis)的染色体数目及核型。染色体数目2n=24,染色体核型公式为2n=2x=24=22m 2sm,属2A核型。     

Karyotype and Resource Protection of the Wild Crucian Carps ( Carassius auratus)in the Dongting Lake Water Svstem

鲫( Carassius auratus)是洞庭湖水系一种重要的经济鱼类.为了解洞庭湖水系野鲫的细胞遗传背景,采用PHA和秋水仙素活体注射法,对沅水和澧水采集的野鲫样本逐一进行肾细胞染色体制片及组型分析.结果发现,在两条河流的野鲫群体中均检测出染色体数为100和基本染色体数为150的两种不同倍性个体,其中,两条河流染色体数为100的二倍体鲫组型公式为2N=28M+ 22SM+ 28ST +22T,NF=150;基本染色体数为150的三倍体鲫组型公式为3N =42M +33SM +42ST +33T,NF=225.在沅水和澧水不同采样点随机采集的共100尾野鲫中,检测出的三倍体比例(85％)远高于二倍体(15％),且二倍体与三倍体鲫个体在形态特征上不存在明显差异(P＞0.05).两种不同倍性鲫在同一水体的共存对于鲫的遗传进化与选育具有一定的理论和实践意义,而二倍体鲫种群的大量减少,则提示我们应该从染色体组遗传多样性角度加强对洞庭湖水系二倍体野鲫资源的保护.     

长春花核型的研究

对长春花属的长春花(Catharanthus roseus(L.)G.Don)、白长春花(C. roseus(L.)G.Don'Albus')和黄长春花(C.roseus(L.)G.Don'Flavus')的染色体数目和核型进行了研究.结果表明,它们的核型公式均为2n=2x=16=2m 12sm 2T,均属于"3A"核型,染色体数目均为2n=16,但它们的端部和中部着丝点染色体在核型分析中的排列次序不同.